United States Public Transport Spending in Context:
10 Times Japan, 3.5 Times Europe

Urban Areas Public Transport Cost/GDP Public Transport Cost/Capita (US$) Cost per Point of Market Share (Billions) Index: Cost per Point of Market Share (Compared to High-Income Asia) Public Transport Subsidy/PKM (US$) Index: Subsidy(Compared to High-Income Europe)
HIGH-INCOME            
Europe 1.3% $317 $1,581 2.81 $0.081 1.00
Canada 0.8% $183 $1,870 3.32 $0.088 1.08
United States 0.5% $164 $5,695 10.11 $0.289 3.55
Asia 1.2% $256 $563 1.00 $0.000 0.00
Australasia 0.9% $181 $2,327 4.13 $0.088 1.08
             
MIDDLE-INCOME            
Europe 1.7% $201 $415 0.74 $0.022 0.27
Americas 2.1% $186 $346 0.61 $0.000 0.00
Asia 1.0% $106 $283 0.50 $0.000 0.00
Africa 3.3% $265 $547 0.97 $0.045 0.55
             
LOW-INCOME            
Asia 1.8% $56 $113 0.20 $0.000 0.00
Africa 3.6% $126 $204 0.36 $0.000 0.00
             
OVERALL            
High Income 1.1% $282 $4,326 3.27 $0.109 1.34
Middle Income 1.8% $180 $398 0.70 $0.017 0.21
Low Income 2.4% $81 $159 0.27 $0.000 0.00
             
1995: Calculated from data in the UITP Millennium Cities Database    

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